On March 8th, 2023, Cape Girardeau Public Schools announced that they had chosen to promote from within the district, and hire the current Deputy Superintendent of Elementary Education for the CGPS District Superintendent position. A search for the position began after the announcement of Dr. Neil Glass' retirement earlier in 2023. Dr. Benyon officially begins his role as the new Cape Girardeau Public Schools Superintendent on July 1st, 2023.

On this edition of Going Public, Dr. Carlos Vargas shares plans for Southeast Missouri State University's sesquicentennial celebration which kicks off on March, 22, 2023.

The Poplar Bluff Library will hold its 8th Annual Author Fair on Saturday, March 4, 2023.

KRCU sat down with Wendell Snodgrass. He is the new Vice President of University Advancement at Southeast Missouri State University.

KRCU sat down with Nora Bouzihay. She is the new Assistant to the President for Equity Initiatives at Southeast Missouri State University.

Special Olympics Missouri will host their annual Polar Plunge fundraising event on February 4.

On this episode of 'Going Public', we speak with Leslie Washington with 'Moms Demand Action', about the upcoming 5th Annual 'National Gun Violence Survivors Week', from Feb. 1st—7th, 2023.

Over 40 non-profit organizations in the Cape Girardeau and Jackson area are in need of volunteers. Residents are encouraged to check out what groups need their help and learn more about area non-profits to find an organization that is a fit.

Late in December 2022, KRCU Public Radio spoke with BJ Tanksley, the Director of Broadband Development about the nearly $3 million received in federal grants through the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), to enhance the ongoing efforts of the Office of Broadband Development to expand high-speed internet access statewide. Residents are asked to 'map' their broadband access through Jan. 13, 2023.

Southeast Missouri State University's Board of Governors gave approval to proceed with awarding a contract to Faber-McGee Commercial Construction for the construction of the first phase of the Houck Multiuse Complex on August 23, 2022.